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The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced 39 grants totaling $9,799,830 to support libraries across the nation. The grants were awarded through the first cycles of the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.

The Nebraska Library Commission and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will advance economic development in 30 rural communities by developing rotating Innovation Studios and by supporting libraries with instructional materials, programming, marketing, and planning for sustainability. The project will demonstrate the critical role of public libraries as catalysts for economic and community development in rural communities, empowering residents with tools and guidance to explore, collaborate, create, learn, and invent. The model will be evaluated and disseminated nationally to inform other statewide efforts to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in rural communities.

Spring awaits our emerging.
We...Ilona Holland, Sue Senden, Don McKenna and Val Stickler come together to bring you a 90-minute gathering of Vibrational Sound Therapy and deep Reiki healing in a sacred space of oneness. Join the Reiki Healers under the immersive light installation, TRIPH. TRIPH, created by CIRCUS FAMILY, invites participants to direct intensity, audio and color gradients through movement. This is your opportunity to get ready for the Spring Season and emerge with a wholeness in body, mind and spirit. Tickets for this event are $20.
About Don McKenna:
Don McKenna is Meditation and Mindfulness facilitator at the Omaha Healing Arts Center (OM Center), the Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and around the Omaha Metro. He is certified in Meditation, Mindfulness and Holistic and Integrative Health. Don is a Reiki Master/Teacher, certified in Therapeutic Touch, Fifth Level certified in Chaoyi Fanhuan Qigong, and has studied various shamanic practices.
About Val Stickler:
Val Stickler, owner of The Meditation Room, Teacher of Meditation and Practitioner of Vibrational Sound Therapy and Reiki. "May The Meditation Room welcome you with kindness, dignity, and respect."
About Sue Senden:
Author and healer Sue Senden brings over 30 years of experience utilizing her unique blend of Reiki and Mari-El blended with the Chi energies to create a unique powerfully healing experience.

Mike Cole's grandfather was a farmer who kept his eyes out for Native American artifacts whenever he was on his tractor doing field work. He must have had really good eyes, because he gave his collection of more than 25 arrowheads he plowed up in his farm fields to Mike, along with other Native tools and stones. The Nebraska Prairie Museum is the beneficiary of those artifacts now that Mike has decided to share them with the public. The collection will be added to an already impressive collection of Native American artifacts dating to 1000 years old.
www.nebraskaprairie.org/2017/10/31/authentic-arrowheads-nebraska-prairie-museum/

Celebrate Home Movie Day with NSHS!
Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur filmmaking held annually. For some, it means attending a home movie screening at many local venues worldwide; for others, it’s a chance to pull out the ol’ home movies and make a family event of reminiscing over times gone by. For everyone, it’s an opportunity to discover why you should care about these films and to learn how best to preserve them.
history.nebraska.gov/blog/celebrate-home-movie-day-today